Hat-body-forming machine.



No.'723,954'.f PATENTED MAR. 31, 1903.

1 .A. B. WARING. HAT BODY FORMING MACHINE.

, APPLICATION FILBIi MAY 8. 1902.

. 2 sHnBrs-snnm 1- No. 723.954. PATENTED MAR. 31, '1903.

' A. B. WARING. I

HAT BODY FORMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION I'ILED MAY 8, 1902.

.NO MODEL. 2 SHEETS-$111131 2.

UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

ARTHUR B. WARING, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK.

HAT-BODY-FORMING MACHlNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,954, dated March31, 1903.

7 Application filed May 5,1902. Serial No. 106,427. (No model.) a

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR B. WARING, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and

a resident of Yonkers, county of Westchester,

and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements'in Hat-Body- Forming Machines, of which the following is aspecification. V

This invention relates to an improvement in hat-body-forming machines.In each forming-machinethe cone on which the hat-body is formed isplaced on a wooden platform or bed,which in turn is situated on aturn-table which revolves when the machine is in motion, with the objectof obtaining the even distribution of the fur on the surface of the saidcone. My invention relates particularly to improvements in these partsof the machine-namely, the bed and cone. In the center of the saidturn-table and wooden platform upon it is a central opening which per-Inits the suction of air created by a fan or other apparatus to draw thefur upon the perforated surface of the cone placed above this centralopening and hold it there until the cone, with the hat-body upon it, iscovered or wet down and removed from themachine. The cones and platformsor beds for supporting the cones hitherto in use in hat-body-formin'gmachines were defective in that the joint between the cone and itssupport or bed is often uneven, the edge of the cone and the bedbecoming worn in useby the constant removal of the cone while the tableis revolving, and this unevenness willileave a space between the coneand the platform or bed, with the result that. some of the fur floatingin the chamber inclosing the cone is drawn through this space and belowthe turn-table into the suction apparatus instead of being depositedonto the perforated surface of the cone, thereby lowering the weight ofthe hatbody beyond that which was originally intended and making thehats of uneven weight. The amount of reduction in weight'will dependupon the size of the space between the cone and the bed, as much morefur than otherwise will be drawn through under the cone if this space isincreased. I have found that a very trifling space between the cone andthe platform or bed upon which it rests will be sufficient to causeconsiderable loss of fur hat-body.

platform which supports the same and to make the joint at all timespractically air-tight; and to this end my invention consists of certainfeatures of construction and combinations of In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a view of a cone and support or bed, half inelevation and half insection, showing one form of the invention. Fig. 2is a vertical central section of another form of the invention. Figs. 3and 4 are rear views in which the wire-gauze or perforated surface isomitted.

The platform or bed which supports the cone is usually made of wood,although not necessarily, and is caused to rotate on an iron turn-table;but as the means of rotation have nothing to do with the presentinvention, consequently only a support or bed A and a cone portion B, ofperforated metal, either sheetcopper or wire-gauze, provided with aringshaped base portion 0, usually made of sheetcopper, withdiametrically opposite handles 0' C for the purpose of enabling theattendant to withdraw the cone from the revolving table. The describedparts are well known, and I do not, therefore, claim the same. Aftercontinued use the upper surface of the bed or support A becomes unevenlyworn, and even .in new supports or beds the surface is not always evenand fitted closely to the lower edge of the cone which rests thereon;also the lower edge of the base-ring of the cone becomes unevenly wornafter use. The bed or support might with great care be made to fit orsuit one pair of cones; but as different sizes of cones must be used,according to the quality of hat that is being formed, it would bepractically impossible to get 'a platform or bed which would make atight joint betweenthe various sized cones and support. I have shown inFigs. 1 and 3 one example of my invention which will counteract thesedefects, for which purpose there is attached to the base-ring of thecone by means of rivets or other suitable fastenings an exterior annulusD, of rubber or other flexible and suitable material, the

It is the object of my present invention overcome these defects in thecone and the.

parts to be hereinafter described and partic ularly claimed.

B areshown. Each cone is composed of a bod y' and material variation inthe weight of the [I v lower edge of which is free and loose andprotrudes below the lower edge of the basering 0. A yielding edging forthe cone is thereby formed. When the cone is placed upon the table orplatform, its weight is transmitted to the table through the flexiblesupporting-annulus D, the free or loose portion of which yields to theunevenness of the upper surface of the platform or bed, and therebyforms a practically air-tight joint all around the base of the cone. Theloose flabby portion of the flexible annulus is drawn tight down by thesuction exerted, and any space or opening which might otherwise exist isclosed.

In Figs. 2 and 4 a modification is shown in which the cone appears asusual. In this form of invention the bed A is provided with an annularrecess or depression around the suction-opening, and into this recessprojects the free and loose inner periphery of a flexible annulus E, theouter periphery of which is suitably secured to the upper surface of thetable at e. In this form ofinvention the base of the cone rests upon thecushioning or loose flap portion of the flexible annulus E, and as thesaid annulus is of a yielding nature it will conform to any unevennessof surface and a practically air-tight inclosure will be formed allaround the lower edge of the cone. The flexible annulus orits equivaconerests, while with the construction shown in Figs. 2 and 4 it ispreferable, in order to permit this airtight contact with various sizesof cones, to leave a suitable portion of the flexible annulus E free anddetached.

By the described constructions any of the fur or other fibrous materialis prevented from being sucked in under the cones. The loss of fur withformer machines and the previous method of supporting cones whileforming the hat-bodies often amounted to considerable in the course ofthe days production and, moreover, rendered the weight of thepredetermined hat-body uncertain:

What I claim as new and of my invention 1s 1. The combination of acone-bed of ahatbody-forming machine, a cone, and a flexible annulusattached at one periphery to one of said parts and free at the otherperiphery to give a yielding support to the cone, substantially asdescribed.

2. A cone-bed of a hat-body-forming machine, havinga yielding orflexible surface, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a cone-bed of a hatbody-forming machine, a cone,and a yielding surface between the two, substantially as described.

Signed by me at Yonkers, New York, this 3d day of May, 1902.

ARTHUR B. VVARING.

WVitnesses:

L. WV. KETcHUM, JULIUS TACKMAN.

